Papilio pelodurus
| Papilio pelodurus | |
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| Illustration in Butler's original description in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. pelodurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896 | |
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Papilio pelodurus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.[1]
The larvae feed on Cryptocarya liebertiana and Ocotea usambarensis.[2]
Taxonomy
Papilio pelodurus is a member of the hesperus species-group.The members of the clade are
- Papilio hesperus Westwood, 1843
- Papilio euphranor Trimen, 1868
- Papilio horribilis Butler, 1874
- Papilio pelodurus Butler, 1896
Subspecies
- Papilio pelodurus pelodurus (highland forest of Malawi)
- Papilio pelodurus vesper Le Cerf, 1924 (eastern and southern Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia, northern Malawi)
References
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